H.R. No. 1313
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of George H. Ferguson, Jr., of Baytown, who passed away on March 6,
2011, at the age of 88; and
WHEREAS, George Ferguson was born in Houston on January 30,
1923, to George Harley Ferguson, Sr., and Mary Eden Norton
Ferguson; he grew up in Lynchburg and Highlands, and he graduated
from Pasadena High School in 1939; and
WHEREAS, A member of the Texas A&M University class of 1943,
Mr. Ferguson took time away from his studies to answer his nation's
call to duty during World War II; he served as a captain in the U.S.
Army in the Philippines and was proud to have appeared in a
photograph of the 1946 Aggie Muster that was taken on the island of
Corregidor; he finished his education after the war, graduating in
1948; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson subsequently pursued a career in the
petroleum industry; he joined Humble Oil and Refining Company in
the late 1940s and retired from Exxon in 1984; in the years that
followed, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling with his wife,
and he contributed to his community as a longtime member of the
Rotary Club of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Ferguson shared a
fulfilling marriage with his wife, Doris, and together they were
blessed with three sons, George, Lawrence, and Thomas; his life was
further enriched by six grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren; a loyal Aggie to the end, he was proud that all
three of his sons and two of his grandchildren graduated from his
alma mater; and
WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in the friendship
and love of George Ferguson will always remember him with great
admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of George H. Ferguson,
Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to
his wife of 67 years, Doris Ferguson; to his sons, George Harley
Ferguson III and his wife, Barbara, Lawrence Alan Ferguson and his
wife, Glenda, and Thomas Carroll Ferguson and his wife, Pat; to his
grandchildren, Patrick Alan Ferguson, Michael Lawrence Ferguson,
Tracy Ferguson Wheelis, Amy Ferguson Kohan, Matthew Thomas
Ferguson, and Kristen Elizabeth Ferguson; to his
great-grandchildren, Spencer Patrick Ferguson, LauraMae Rose
Ferguson, Abigail Ruth Wheelis, Isaac Matthew Wheelis, and Robert
Lawrence Ferguson; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of George H.
Ferguson, Jr.
Smith of Harris
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1313 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 28, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House